Comments on: Breakdown: The Seven Contenders for Best Visual Effects

By: sgtzim

sgtzim — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:40:30 +0000

It's the “hard to create” part that will get Avatar the Oscar. Who the hell cares if it's all animated and they don't have to integrate it with live action (for the most part). Blending live action and CG elements is nothing new and is done on almost every movie. They don't give VFX Oscars for great compositing, they give it to the film that has advanced the field of Visual Effects, which Avatar has. Organic, living breathing characters that you connect to will always trump giant robot that are basically the same as they were in the first Transformers movie.

I actually wouldn't be surprised if TF2 didn't get nominated. I'm predicting the final three will be Avatar, 2012 and District 9, with Avatar's win being a guarantee.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:31:00 +0000

Weta didn’t do the aliens in District 9, Image Engine in Vancouver did (a bunch of my friends work there). Weta did the mothership shots and The Embassy did the mech suit.

By: Chris Clifford

Chris Clifford — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:37:00 +0000

Image Engine did all the alien animation in DISTRICT 9, not Weta….

By: blazing6shooter

blazing6shooter — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:31:36 +0000

well, Watchmen was at least above terminator salvation

By: Neil Miller

Neil Miller — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:30:00 +0000

Who is “they”? I prefer to take the credit for this all by myself.

I hated, hated, hated Terminator Salvation.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:25:00 +0000

Basically they didn’t like Terminator Salvation but they did like the other movies so T4 loses out regardless.

By: PHiL McCrakin

PHiL McCrakin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:57:42 +0000

Cameron will get it, even though AVATAR is a good movie, not great, but good. The tech aspect alone would earn him an oscar. I didn't see Transformers 2 but I'm sure the FX are fantastic because those robots have serious FX alone. 2012, meh, I'm the FX are nice but I think it will come down to AVATAR or Transformers 2 and maybe Star Trek.

I hope District 9 wins because those effects are noticeable but subtitle because it goes with the story NOT trying to throw the FX in your face.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:19:00 +0000

Terminator Salvation, just to poke Cameron in the eye for abandoning the film that made his career. Stan Winston deserves it.

By: stevenkar

stevenkar — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:41:59 +0000

What's wrong with the SFX of Terminator 4?

I know it was an awful movie, but so were Trannies 1 and 2.

I thought the SFX of T4 were quite good and believable, though they didn't show us anything new. Much like the SFX of T3.

And if Trannies 1 lost, then why should Trannies 2 get the recognition, especially since it's more of the same. The SFX were pretty impressive though.

By: b.rae

b.rae — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:07:58 +0000

lol. “no.”

By: RobertFure

RobertFure — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:14:35 +0000

Transformers 2 could beat Avatar if it wasn't a Michael Bay movie. Avatar, for the most part, is an animated film. It's hard to create, but not hard to blend. Transformers 2 put dozens of robots with hundreds of moving parts and thousands of individually designed pieces seamlessly into live action footage. The robots look real and they look like they belong in the environment.

By: ana

ana — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:10:27 +0000

+10 points for the terminator evaluation. made me smile

By: Cole_Abaius

Cole_Abaius — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:01:28 +0000

Ugh. The blatant Raisin Bran product placement in this article makes me sick. How much did they pay you sell outs? 30 pieces of silver I bet.

By: Kangaroo Be Stoned

Kangaroo Be Stoned — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:35:59 +0000

I would argue that Manhattan looks pretty bad.

By: avaela

avaela — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:02:03 +0000

kinda surprised Watchmen didn't get a nomination =(

By: Merrill Barr

Merrill Barr — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:40:58 +0000

Thank you for acknowledging that Bay was robbed in 07. At least it will be a deserving loss this year.

By: nechoplex

nechoplex — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:04:22 +0000

Avatar all the way! There is no competition.

By: navibluecom

navibluecom — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:01:20 +0000

That is cool and so is Avatar. This Avatar fansite is cool too. www.Naviblue.com